3D pediatric cranial bone imaging using high-resolution MRI for visualizing cranial sutures: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is an unmet need to perform imaging in young children and obtain CT-equivalent cranial bone images without subjecting the patients to radiation. In this study, the authors propose using a high-resolution fast low-angle shot golden-angle 3D stack-of-stars radial volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (GA-VIBE) MRI sequence that is intrinsically robust to motion and has enhanced bone versus soft-tissue contrast.

Methods

Patients younger than 11 years of age, who underwent clinical head CT scanning for craniosynostosis or other cranial malformations, were eligible for the study. 3D reconstructed images created from the GA-VIBE MRI sequence and the gold-standard CT scan were randomized and presented to 3 blinded reviewers. For all image sets, each review

SUBMITTER: Patel KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7736460 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature